Beebo, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Beebo
State:qld
Coordinates:-28.6827°N 150.993°W
Pop:50
Established:1877
Postcode:4385
Area:232.6
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:30.8
Dir1:NW
Location1:Texas
Dist2:52
Dir2:SSW
Location2:Inglewood
Dist3:83.6
Dir3:ESE
Location3:Goondiwindi
Dist4:196
Dir4:SW
Location4:Toowoomba
Dist5:313
Dir5:SW
Location5:Brisbane
Lga:Goondiwindi Region
Stategov:Southern Downs
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Glenarbon
Near-Ne:Brush Creek
Near-E:Limevale
Near-Se:Smithlea
Near-S:Camp Creek (NSW)
Near-Sw:Camp Creek (NSW)
Near-W:Glenarbon
Near-Nw:Glenarbon

Beebo is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] It is on the Queensland border with New South Wales. In the, Beebo had a population of 50 people.

Geography

Beebo is bounded to the south-west by the Dumaresq River, the border between Queensland and New South Wales.

Magee is a neighbourhood in the locality (-28.6666°N 151.05°W) around the now-abandoned Magee railway station on the former Texas branch railway line.[2] [3]

The north-west of the locality is within the Yelarbon State Forest which extends into Glenarbon to the north and west and into Brush Creek to the north-east.

History

Beebo was opened for selection on 17 April 1877; 21sqmi were available.[4] The Beebo Provisional School opened on 4 November 1901 and became Beebo State School on 1 January 1909. The school closed on several occasions due to low student numbers, finally closing on 25 September 1964. The school was on the Texas Yelarbon Road at .[5]

The Texas branch railway line from Inglewood to Texas opened on 3 November 1930 with Beebo being served by the Magee railway station (-28.6683°N 151.0515°W).[6] The name Magee comes from Magee Creek, which was named after a stockman.[7]

Glenarbon Provisional School opened on 17 March 1933, becoming Glenarbon State School in 1940. It closed in 1982. The school was located just to the south of the Texas Yelarbon Road at within the present-day boundaries of Beebo.[8] The site is now a recreational reserve operated by the Goondiwindi Regional Council.

St Paul's Lutheran Church was established circa December 1959.[9] [10]

Demographics

In the, Beebo had a population of 84 people.

In the, Beebo had a population of 50 people.

Amenities

The former Glenarbon State School is now a recreational reserve operated by the Goondiwindi Regional Council.

St Paul's Lutheran Church is on Glenarbon Church Road at . It has a small cemetery.

There is a public hall on the Texas Yelarbon Road (-28.713°N 150.941°W).[11]

Education

There are no schools in Beebo. The nearest primary schools are Inglewood State School in Inglewood to the north, Texas State School in Texas to the south-east, and Yelarbon State School in Yelarbon to the west. The nearest secondary schools are Inglewood State School (to Year 10) in Inglewood and Texas State School (for Year 10) in Texas. For nearest school with secondary schooling to Year 12 is Goondiwindi State High School in Goondiwindi to the west, but it is so distant that other options would be distance education or boarding school.

Notes and References

  1. 6 May 2020.
  2. 23 October 2020.
  3. Web site: 27 August 2020. Railway stations and sidings - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd. 5 October 2020. 5 October 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  4. News: Proclamations under the New Land Acts.. 2 March 1877. The Brisbane Courier. 19 February 2020. Queensland, Australia. 3. Trove. 27 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200827084837/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1361846. live.
  5. Web site: 1929. Parish of Beebo. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200830014245/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-beebo-1929.jpg. 30 August 2020. 30 August 2020. Queensland Government. Map.
  6. Book: Kerr, John. Triumph of narrow gauge : a history of Queensland Railways. 1990. Boolarong Publications. 978-0-86439-102-5. 136–137, 225.
  7. 24 October 2020.
  8. Web site: 1929. Parish of Beebo. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200830014245/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-beebo-1929.jpg. 30 August 2020. 30 August 2020. Queensland Government. Map.
  9. News: 24 April 1950. LUTHERAN CONVENTION OPENS AT KALBAR. 2 (DAILY). Queensland Times. 19,752. Queensland, Australia. 30 August 2020. National Library of Australia. 30 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200830041837/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/124647320. live.
  10. Web site: 2019-11-25. Glenarbon's 60th Anniversary of Church Building Service. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200830041601/https://qld.lca.org.au/2019/11/25/glenarbons-60th-anniversary-of-church-building-service/. 30 August 2020. 2020-08-30. Qld District. Lutheran Church of Australia. en-AU.
  11. Web site: 22 October 2020. Community facilities - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201023081052/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/536da964-19d2-42fb-9dd8-b46f15c4fb6f. 23 October 2020. 23 October 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.